Sinai Strategies: Education Diplomacy in Action

By Leor Sinai | April 21, 2025

Sinai Strategies is a think and do agency that seeks to advance purpose driven global causes as a cultural interpreter…

Isra-el: Struggling with Purpose – An Educational Framework

By Leor Sinai | April 21, 2025

Key aspects of this new framework include: The article frames this approach as “new-old” – drawing from ancient traditions and…

A Passover Letter: From Sinai to Zion

By Leor Sinai | April 6, 2025

As we prepare for this year’s Passover Seder, we reflect on the profound journey from slavery to freedom that defines…

Am Yisrael Chai: It’s not a slogan, it is a way of life

By Leor Sinai | December 25, 2024

I remember growing up as a kid in Brooklyn singing the Am Yisrael Chai chant, we’d sing it with great…

JNF National Conference 2018: Israel Continuum Plenary

By Leor Sinai | November 23, 2020 |

Through a talk show style presentation, conference attendees explored how Jewish National Fund has the unique ability to connect American Jews to engage with Israel from a very young age all the way through to their adult years and beyond.

Rabbi Leor Sinai Living the Zionist Dream

By Leor Sinai | November 23, 2020 |

A former New York City club promoter, Rabbi Leor Sinai talks fast and thinks ever faster. His energy is high octane but his wisdom is firmly grounded. His passion for Israel is palpable. And he’s parlayed that passion into his position as the co-CEO of the dynamic and successful Jewish and Israeli educational programs at Alexander…

Imagine: We are all Israeli

By Leor Sinai | November 11, 2020 |

When I was growing up in New York I had all kinds of neighbors, all kinds of friends.  There was my Russian-American friend, my Italian-American, Chinese-American, Polish-American, Irish-American and Afro-American, friends.  They knew who they were and from where their ancestors came. So I ask: why are you a Jewish-American? Now please don’t get upset…

Answering the Needs of Jewish Teens & our Future

By Leor Sinai | November 11, 2020 |

Jewish National Fund-USA’s (JNF) Alexander Muss High School in Israel (AMHSI-JNF) is in the midst of a banner year, with our Hod HaSharon campus at capacity this spring.  I’ve been shouting it from the rooftops for years to anyone who would listen: American and global Jewish youth are craving an immersive Israel experience for high school students, and…

Keeping it positive, Positively Israel

By Leor Sinai | November 11, 2020 |

JNF’s Alexander Muss High School in Israel (AMHSI) is proud to announce that it will be hosting its largest Spring Semester session in its 43 year history with 61 students attending the 4 month, full semester.  The Spring sessions will total 314 students, including Day School and Communal partners. Never have so many students registered…

The Next Generation & Continuous Revelation: Less Theory, More Experiential

By Leor Sinai | November 11, 2020 |

Transmission of Jewish continuity and Israel connectivity does not take place in the formal classroom setting on its own.  Israel and Jewish education must include an experiential component; it is through experientialism that our children explore and discover meaning that they can connect to. Transmission to the recipient in a more practical — less theoretical…